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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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