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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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