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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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