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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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