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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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