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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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