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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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