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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines 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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