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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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