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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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