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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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