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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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