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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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