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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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