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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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