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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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