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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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