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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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