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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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