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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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