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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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