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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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