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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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