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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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