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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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