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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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