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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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