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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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