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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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