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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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