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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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