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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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