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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major 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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