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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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