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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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