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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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