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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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