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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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