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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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