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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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