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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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