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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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