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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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