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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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