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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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