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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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