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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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