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New forms of online learning are proliferating. Educators are implementing massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other forms of open educational resources (OERs) all around the world. E-learning pedagogy and technology developments have forced organizations to consider a variety of issues relating to MOOCs and other OERs. Accreditation, credentialing, quality control, assessment standards, learner motivation and student attrition are among the important topics that need to be addressed. What are the outcomes of these new digital learning initiatives? What are the delivery technologies which are being used to deliver these MOOCs? What are the different assessment schemes that educators are using for evaluation? What are the different interaction possibilities for students and instructors? What are organizations like edX, Coursera, Udemy, and Udacity using for business models? What are the key controversies that should be discussed for these MOOCs to be more productive? What are the key issues that need to be addressed? How can MOOCs be improved? There is a need to better understand how people in different nations all around the world are conducting these MOOCs and OERs.

To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World catalogs various implementations of MOOC classes. This new MOOCs book considers the full potential of this rapidly evolving distance education technology. This edited collection explores massive open online courses and other open education topics. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World shares the latest research findings and provides practical recommendations for the near future. To find out more please see this book about massive open online courses.

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