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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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