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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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