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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses 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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