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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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