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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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