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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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