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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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