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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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