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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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