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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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