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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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