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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors 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? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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