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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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