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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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