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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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