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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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