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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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