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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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