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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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