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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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