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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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