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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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