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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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