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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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