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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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