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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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