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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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