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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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