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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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