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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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