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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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