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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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