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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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