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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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