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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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