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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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