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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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