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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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