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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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