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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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