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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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