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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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