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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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