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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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