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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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