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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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