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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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