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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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