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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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