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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major 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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