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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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