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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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