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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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