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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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