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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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