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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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