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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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