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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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