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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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