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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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