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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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