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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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