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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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