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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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