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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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