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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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