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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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