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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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