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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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