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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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