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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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