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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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