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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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