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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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