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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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