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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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