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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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