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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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