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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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