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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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