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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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