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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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