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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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