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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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