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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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