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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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