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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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