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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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