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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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