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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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