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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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