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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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