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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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