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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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