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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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