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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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