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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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