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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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