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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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