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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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