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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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