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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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