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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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