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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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