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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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