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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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