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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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