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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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