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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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