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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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