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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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