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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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