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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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