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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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