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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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