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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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