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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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