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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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