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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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