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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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