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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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