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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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