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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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