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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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