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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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