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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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