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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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