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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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