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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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