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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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