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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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