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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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