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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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