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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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