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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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