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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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