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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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