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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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