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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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