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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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