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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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