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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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