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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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