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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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