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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not 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 variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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