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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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