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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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