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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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