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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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