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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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