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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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