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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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