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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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