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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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