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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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