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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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