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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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