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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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