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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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