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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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