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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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