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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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