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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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