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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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