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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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