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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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