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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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