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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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