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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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