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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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