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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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