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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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