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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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