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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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