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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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