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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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