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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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