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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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