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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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