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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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