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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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