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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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