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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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