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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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