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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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