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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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