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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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