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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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