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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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