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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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