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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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