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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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