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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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