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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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