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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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