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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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