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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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