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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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