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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major 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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