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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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