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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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