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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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