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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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