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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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