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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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