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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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