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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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