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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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