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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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