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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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