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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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