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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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