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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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