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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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