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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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