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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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