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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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