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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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