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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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