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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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