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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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