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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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