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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify 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 classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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