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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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