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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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