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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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