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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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