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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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