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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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