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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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