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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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