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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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