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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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