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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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