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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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