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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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