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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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