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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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