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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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