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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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