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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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