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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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