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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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