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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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