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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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