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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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