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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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