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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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