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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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