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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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