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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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