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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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