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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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