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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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