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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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