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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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