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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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