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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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