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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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