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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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