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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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