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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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