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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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