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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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