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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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