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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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