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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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