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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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