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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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