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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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