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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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