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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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