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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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