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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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