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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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