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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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