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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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