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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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