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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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