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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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