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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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