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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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