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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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