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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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