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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take 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. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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