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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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