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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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