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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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