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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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