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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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