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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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