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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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