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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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