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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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