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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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