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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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