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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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