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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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