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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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