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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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