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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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