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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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