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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important 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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