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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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