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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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