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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 massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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