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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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