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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the 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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