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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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