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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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