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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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