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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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