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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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