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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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