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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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