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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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