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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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