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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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