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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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