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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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