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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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