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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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