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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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