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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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