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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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