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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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