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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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