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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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