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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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