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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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