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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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