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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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