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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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