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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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