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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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