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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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