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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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