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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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