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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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