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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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