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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the 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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