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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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