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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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