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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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