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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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