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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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