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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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