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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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