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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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