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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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