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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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