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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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