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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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