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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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