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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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