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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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