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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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