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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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