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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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