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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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