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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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