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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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