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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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