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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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