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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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