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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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