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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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