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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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