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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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