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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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