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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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