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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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