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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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