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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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