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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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