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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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