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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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