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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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