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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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