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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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