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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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