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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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