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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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