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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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