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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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