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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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