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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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