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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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