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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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