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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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