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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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