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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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