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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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