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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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