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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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