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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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