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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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