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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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