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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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