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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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