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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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