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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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