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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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