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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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