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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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