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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines 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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