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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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