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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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