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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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