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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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