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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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