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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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