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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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