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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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