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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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