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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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