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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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