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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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