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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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