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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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