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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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