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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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