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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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