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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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