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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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