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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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