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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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