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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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