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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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