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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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