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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the 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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