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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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