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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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