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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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