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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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