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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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