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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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