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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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