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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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