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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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