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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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