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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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