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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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