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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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