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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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