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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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