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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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