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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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