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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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