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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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