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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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