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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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