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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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