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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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