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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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