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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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