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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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