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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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