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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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