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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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