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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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