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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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