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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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