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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates 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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